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(11) EP 2 061 543 A2

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
27.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/22

(21) Application number: 07814331.0

(22) Date of filing: 22.08.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61M 25/06(2006.01)
A61M 5/142(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2007/076469
(87) International publication number:
WO 2008/024810 (28.02.2008 Gazette 2008/09)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 23.08.2006 US 839840 P

(71) Applicant: Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
Northridge, CA 91325 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • BIKOVSKY, Rafael
    Oak Park, California 91377 (US)
  • MOBERG, Sheldon, B.
    Thousand Oaks, California 91362 (US)
  • BENTE, Paul, F., IV
    Los Angeles, California 90049 (US)
  • ENEGREN, Bradley, J.
    Moorpark, California 93021 (US)
  • GRIFFIN, Christopher
    Sylmar, California 91342 (US)
  • HANSON, Ian, B.
    Northridge, California 91326 (US)
  • KAVAZOV, Julian, D.
    Arcadia, California 91006 (US)
  • MOUNCE, R., Paul
    Burbank, California 91506 (US)
  • STUTZ, William, H., Jr.
    Eagle Rock, California 90041 (US)

(74) Representative: Ruschke, Hans Edvard 
RUSCHKE HARTMANN MADGWICK & SEIDE Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Postfach 86 06 29
81633 München
81633 München (DE)

   


(54) INFUSION MEDIUM DELIVERY SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD WITH NEEDLE INSERTER AND NEEDLE INSERTER DEVICE AND METHOD